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Old 03-17-2002, 12:47 AM   #1
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Unhappy starting gui

I just installed slackware and i get to the login and pw
and don't know how to start up the gui. can someone help?
 
Old 03-17-2002, 03:03 AM   #2
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startx should get you going ok. youmight need to configure it first using xf86config
 
Old 03-17-2002, 05:07 AM   #3
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if it is a new distrobution then you should have kde installed. This is a nice interface. Just type 'kde' , If you don't have it, then you should definately get it.
 
  


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